Stem cells in HIV infection

Christoph Boesecke

doi:10.1515/jpm-2022-0508

Stem cells in HIV infection

J Perinat Med. 2022 Dec 7;51(6):757-758. doi: 10.1515/jpm-2022-0508. Print 2023 Jul 26.

Author

Christoph Boesecke^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine I, Bonn University Hospital, Bonn, Germany.
² German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner-Site Cologne-Bonn, Germany.

PMID: 36474363
DOI: 10.1515/jpm-2022-0508

Abstract

To date, four cases illustrate that stem cell transplantation (SCT) remains an option for cure of HIV in only few cases. Long-term follow-up data on viral shedding of reservoirs are still needed. So far, interruption of ART is the only way to validate long-term HIV remission.

Keywords: HIV; stem cells; transplantation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

HIV Infections* / therapy
HIV-1*
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation*
Humans